Bean--Blackeye

Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean^[2] (also known as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean,green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, or snap bean),^[3] is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seed (known as just "beans") or unripe fruit (green beans). Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical classification, along with other Phaseolus species, is as a member of the legume family Fabaceae, most of whose members acquire the nitrogen they require through an association with rhizobia, a species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

The common bean is a highly variable species that has a long history of cultivation. All wild members of the species have a climbing habit,^[4] but many cultivars are classified as "bush beans" or "pole beans", depending on their style of growth. These include the kidney bean, the navy bean, the pinto bean, and the wax bean.^[3] The other major types of commercially grown bean are the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) and the broad bean (Vicia faba).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_vulgaris

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Apr2, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2,

Good planting time

Mar2, Apr1, Jul1, Jul2, Aug1,

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Aug2

Comments:

Performs well in full summer heat.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes:

 F = Failed

 P = Planted, waiting for results

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

  

Sweet Potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae.

Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable.^[1][2] The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten asgreens. Ipomoea batatas is native to the tropical regions in America.^[3][4] Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally, but many are poisonous. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato

Sweet potato roots

Sweet potato in flower in Hong Kong

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Good planting time

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Mar1 

Set out transplants

Mar2, Apr1, Apr2, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2

Comments:

Cure tubers in warm place before storage.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower
Sweet Potato?	S[2]			S[1]

Notes:

 F = Failed

 P = Planted, waiting for results

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

[1] Bruce Babcock @ EasyAquaGarden: Lots of leaves for greens and a few very small tubers. Started from grocery store bought sweet potatoes that sprouted.

[2] Dr George Brooks @ NxTHorizon Group: Grow mostly for greens.

Okra

Okra or Okro (US /ˈoʊkrə/ or UK /ˈɒkrə/; Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers, bhindi, bamia, ochro or gumbo, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Mar2, Apr1, Apr2

Good planting time

 Mar1, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2, Aug1

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Aug2

Comments:

Pick frequently to maintain production

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes:

Watermelon

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, family Cucurbitaceae) is a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from southern Africa. It is a large, sprawling annual plantwith coarse, hairy pinnately-lobed leaves and white to yellow flowers. It is grown for its edible fruit, also known as a watermelon, which is a special kind of berry botanically called a pepo. The fruit has a smooth hard rind, usually green with dark green stripes or yellow spots, and a juicy, sweet interior flesh, usually deep red to pink, but sometimes orange, yellow, or white, with many seeds.

Considerable breeding effort has been put into disease-resistant varieties and into developing a seedless strain. Many cultivars are available, producing mature fruit within 100 days of planting the crop. The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon

Watermelon

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Mar1, Mar2, Apr1

Good planting time

Apr2, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Feb2, Aug1

Comments:

Rich soil, lots of H2O, lots of room.

Splits open easily in aquaponics.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes:

 

 

Sunflower

Helianthus or sunflowers (from the Greek: ήλιος, Hēlios, "sun" and ανθός, anthos, "flower") L. /ˌhiːliˈænθəs/^[2] is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species^[3] in the family Asteraceae, all of which are native to North America except three species in South America. The common name, "sunflower," also applies to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower.^[4]This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are cultivated in temperate regions as food crops and ornamental plants.^[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus

Common sunflower

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Mar1, Mar2, Aug1, Aug2

Good planting time

Feb2, Apr1, Apr2, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Sep1

Comments:

Quite drought-tolerant.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

 

Notes:

 F = Failed

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well